^Saviola was on loan toSevilla in the run-up to the tournament
^Scaloni was on loan toWest Ham United in the run-up to the tournament
^„Petković quits in World Cup row”.UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations.. Arhivat dinoriginal la. Accesat în.Dušan Petković has withdrawn from Serbia and Montenegro's FIFA World Cup squad following accusations he was only called up due to nepotism. The 31-year-old OFK Beograd defender was drafted in as a replacement for injured strikerMirko Vučinić by coach Ilija Petković, who is also the player's father. However, he did not fly to Germany with the squad, saying 'The pressure was too much for me, my father and my team-mates.'
^Since Petković quit, Serbia and Montenegro national team is the only 2006 World Cup team to have only 22 players on the squad.
^Vukić has spent the run up to the tournament on loan toPartizan
^Ljuboja has spent the run up to the tournament on loan toStuttgart, and joinedStuttgart permanently after the tournament.
^Stojković has agreed to joinNantes after the tournament.
^João Ricardo will become afree agent after the tournament
^Akwá will become afree agent after the tournament
^Marques has spent the run-up of the World Cup on loan toHull City
^Berhalter, who joined1860 Munich after the World Cup, was called up after an injury toCory Gibbs.
^Popovic's Crystal Palace contract expires after the tournament, and his future will be decided between the end Australia's tournament and the expiry date.
^Skoko has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan toStoke City.
^Lazaridis will joinPerth Glory after the tournament.
^Beauchamp has agreed to joinNürnberg after the tournament.
^Thompson has spent the run-up of the tournament on loan toPSV.
^Kennedy has agreed to joinNürnberg after the tournament.
^Zé Roberto will become a free agent after the tournament
^„Confusion over Pfister comeback”.BBC News.. Disputes over the Togo players' pay bonuses caused Pfister to walk out after Togo's first match, but he returned before their second match.
^Akoto have not played for Admira Wacker since the end of 2005 due to a contract dispute, and spent the run up to the tournament training with Austrian clubSchwechat.
^Asier Del Horno was originally named in the squad, but sustained an ankle injury in the build-up to the tournament. Pernía will joinAtlético Madrid after the tournament.
^Mehdi Meriah was originally named in the squad but sustained an injury in the week leading up to the tournament. He was replaced by Guemamdia.
^Issam Jomaa was originally named in the squad but sustained an injury prior to the tournament. He was replaced by Ben Saada.
^Karim Saidi has spent the run up to the tournament on loan toLecce
^Yatsenko was called up as a replacement for the injuredSerhiy Fedorov.
^Shevchenko will joinChelsea after the tournament.
^Svydersky was on loan toArsenal Kyiv in the run-up to the World Cup.
1În 1950 finala Campionatului Mondial nu a avut loc oficial.2Nu s-au jucat meciuri de calificare deoarece locurile erau date numai pe bază de invitație.3Argentina, Uruguay și Paraguay vor fi gazdele meciurilor inaugurale.